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English word skunk comes from Proto-Algonquian *šek- (To urinate.), Proto-Algonquian *-a·kw- (Bushy-tailed animal (fox?) (compare *wa·kwehsa).)
*šek- (Proto-Algonquian)
To urinate.
*-a·kw- (Proto-Algonquian)
Bushy-tailed animal (fox?) (compare *wa·kwehsa).
*šeka·kwa (Proto-Algonquian)
Skunk.
segôgw (Western Abnaki)
Skunk (small mammal with black and white coat and musk glands).
squunck (English)
skunk (English)
(cribbage) To win by 30 or more points.. (intransitive, of, _, beer) to go bad, to spoil. To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points. (cribbage) A win by 30 or more points.. (slang) A despicable person.. (slang) A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.. Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native [...]